Summer 2017/Pasadena
LG512
Shin
LG512: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK (8 Units: 320 hours). W. Gil Shin.
DESCRIPTION: This one-quarter intensive course first introduces students to the basic grammar of biblical Greek as well as a small working vocabulary and then turns to reading texts from across the Greek New Testament to cultivate skills in reading and translating.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this two-quarter sequence, students will have demonstrated the ability to (1) read aloud in Greek and to write legibly in its standard script; (2) recognize and translate from memory the 320 most common words in the Greek NT; (3) identify (i.e., to parse) various forms of articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs; (4) understand and explain basic Greek grammar and syntax; (5) translate from the Greek NT using appropriate tools, and (5) translate NT passages of varying authorship, difficulty levels, and genres.
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets twice weekly for four-hour sessions for a total of 80 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion.
REQUIRED READING:
Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 5th ed. American Bible Society, 2014 [UBS5]. ISBN: 978-1619701380, Pub. Price $59.95 (Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. American Bible Society, 2000 [UBS4] ISBN: 978-3438051103, Pub. Price $43.99 is also allowed); OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN 978-1619700307, Pub. Price $59.95. (Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1998 [NA27] ISBN: 978-3438051004, Pub. Price $40.99 is also allowed.)
Danker, F. W.A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, 2001 [BDAG]. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $165.00 (note that this resource is also available on many Bible software programs).
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287681, Publ. Price $49.99 [448 pp.].
________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287674, Publ. Price $22.99 [240 pp.].
Wallace, D. B.Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Enlarged ed. Zondervan, 1997. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $49.99.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
500 pages of required reading. [40 hours].
Periodic quizzes (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2 and 3]. [60 hours].
First mid-term exam (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, 4, and 5]. [10 hours].
Second mid-term exam (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, 4, and 5]. [10 hours].
FINAL exam (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes # 3, 4, 5, and 6]. [15 hours].
Homework for each class and translation homework of diverse NT passages (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 3, 4, 5, and 6]. [105 hours].
Class attendance. [80 hours].
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the Greek requirement in the 120 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.